Prosecutors seek greater punishment for man accused in December shooting outside Boone County bar
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Prosecutors are seeking to amend a charge for a man who is scheduled to go to trial next month for his alleged role in a shooting that occurred in December outside of a Boone County bar.
Steven Jones, 45, of Columbia, is charged with illegal gun possession and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, while his trial is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3.
The state in a Tuesday filing argued that Jones is a repeat, or persistent, offender because he pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in 1997 in New Madrid County. Making his charge a class A felony would make him eligible for a longer prison sentence, if found guilty, court documents say.
Jones allegedly admitted to law enforcement in December that he shot and killed a 42-year-old St. Louis man outside of Jake’s Bar and Grill, previous reporting indicates.